Boot attachment.



F. B. FARRINGTON.

BOOT ATTACHMENT.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 18.1912. l

1,047,398, Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

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FRANK B. FARRINGTON, 0F GREENTOP, MISSOURI.

BOOT ATTACHMENT.

specication of Letters raient.

rammed Deere, 1912.

".f. Application led May 18, 1912. Serial No. 688,334.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK B. FARRING- 'roN, a citizen of the Unite-dStates, and a resident of Greentop, in the county of Schuyler, in theState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinvBoot Attachments, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to boot attachments by means of which a boo-t maybe converted from an ordinary knee boot into a wading or riding boot. 1

The object of theinvention is to provide a simple and etlicientattachment whereby the top of a boot and an auxiliary top may besecurelyclamped together in water tight relation;

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainno-vel features of construction, and combination and arrangement ofparts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 represents a side elevation of aboot equipped with this improved attachment. Fig. 2 represents adetailed perspective view of the inner clamping band. Fig. 3 is avertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Figs. 4 and 5 aredetail' perspective views of the outer clamping band, showing Fig. 6 isa side elevation of the boot with the top turned down and showing theclamping devices in position.

In the embodiment illustrated, a boot A, of ordinary construction, issho-wn to which a snpplementary boot top B is connected by means o-fthis impro-ved attachment.

This attachment comprises an inner clamping band 1 composed of anysuitable material, preferably ofsheet metal.' This band 1 is adjustableby means of a longitudinal slot 2 extending inwardly a suitable distancefrom one end of the strip -which forms the band the other end of saidstrip being provided with longitudinally spaced screw bolts or studs 3which are adapted to project through the slot 2 and be secured to holdthe band in adjusted posit-ion by means of nuts 4L or other suitablefastening devices. This band l is designed to be placed within the upperportion of the leg of the boot A and is preferably slightlyv greater indiameter than the diameter of said boot top to adapt t-he band to fittightly within said top. This band 1 is shown arranged about threeinches from the top of the boot on its inner 6 the other end of saidstrip being reduced and provided at its terminalwith a T head 7 for apurpose to be described. Adjustably mounted on the slotted 'end of theband 5 is a bearing plate 8 which tits smoothly cn the inner face ofsaid band being made approximately t-he same width as said band andhaving laterally extending apertured lugs v9 projecting outwardly fromIits opposite edges toprovide bearings for a clamping lever to bedescribed. This plate 8 is held in adjusted position on the band 5 meansof a threaded stud 10 which extends from said plate through the slot 6and is provided 0n its outer end with a securing nut 11. This stud 10 ispreferably arrangedv near one end off the plate S and another stud 12 ofgreater length extends from the oppo-' site end of the plate through theslot 6 and with which the clamping lever is deby ,i

signed to engage ina manner hereinafter described.

A clamping lever 13 having laterally exi tending studs 14 mounted in theapertured lugs 9 of the bearing plate is provided with a longitudinallyextendingslot- 15 into which the reduced end of the band 5 is adapted toY extend and slide therein, the T head 7 of said end holding it againstaccidental separation from the lever and yet permitting it to movelongitudinally therein. The outer end of the slot 15 in said lever 13has laterally extending communicating recesses or notches 16 arrangedopposite each other and which are yet sufficiently deep to permit the Thead -7 of the reduced en'd of the band to be inserted therethrough,this head'T-being preferably offset inwardly to permit the parts to fitclosely when in clamping relation. This clamping lever 13 is provided atits free end beyond the slot 15 with an aperture 17 which is adapted tofit over the stud 12 on the plate 8 when the lever is in closed lockingposition and it is held in this position by means of a. milled nut 18engaged with the projecting end of the stud 12 as is shown clearlyin 1.It is @b- -claims n the contrary, I contemplate all vious that to varythe size ol this band proper changes in form, construction and the plate8 is adjusted inslgt, eitherinv "wardly or outwardly to reduce orenlarge the size of the band as maybe desired.

This band is designed to be placedr over the auxiliary boot leg B inparallel relation with the inner clamping band1which is arranged insidethe boot tcp, it of course being under stood that the auxiliary top islirst passer over the top of the boot leg, it being preferably slippedwell down over the boot leg and lturned to cause the outer face of the`auxiliary top to be arranged adjacent the youter face of the boot top.rlhe outer band 5 is then placed over the superposed top B and the legof the boot A in the position opposite the inner band 1 and when so p0-sitioned, the clamping lever 13 is moved for- Ward and the aperture 17engaged with the stud 12 whereby said band is drawn tightly over theboot top and the two layers oi' materiall between it and the inner bandtightly clamped between them substantially in water tight relation. Thenut 18 is then screwed on the studf12 and the parts will be heldsecurely in adjusted position. The boot top B will then be turnedupwardly.

.and the outer clamping band 5 will be housed within said top andprotected should the boots be used for wading.

While I have described the outer band as arranged within the boot top B,it need not necessarily be so disposed but if desired may be placed onthe outer face of the boot top and secured to the boot leg between itand the inner band- 1.

By the use of this improved clamp, auxiliary leggings'or tops may bekept in stock and attached when desired to the tops of a pair ofordinary boots thus forming waist or hip boo-ts without going to theexpense of buying, it'of course being obvious that the detachable topwill be cheaper than a one piece hip boot.

While l have described my invention with more or less minuteness asregards details and as being embodied in certain precise forms, l do notdesire to be limited thereto unduly any more than is pointed out in the-vjustably mounted on one end, a clamping lever fulcrumed on saidbearing plate and ,havinga longitudinally extending slot therein theother end of said band being reduced to slide within said slot andhaving a T- shaped head at its free end.

2. A boot attachment comprising an inner clamping band, an outerclamping band Jfor coperation with said inner band composed of a splitring having a bearing plate adjustably mounted on one end, a clampinglever fulcrumed on said bearing plate and having a longitudinallyextending slot therein the other end of said band being reduced to slidewithin said slo-t and having va l"`-shaped head at its free end, said T-shaped end being olset inwardly, and means for securing said clampinglever in a locking posit-ion.

3. A boot attachment comprising an inneraSO.

clamping band, an outer clamping band for.' cooperation with said innerband composed ot' a split ring having a bearing plate adjustably mountedon one end, a clamping lever fulcrumed on said bearing plate and havinga longitudinally extending slot therein the other end of said band beingreduced to slide within said slot and having a T-shaped head at its freeend, said T- shaped end being offset inwardly, said lever having anaperture in its free end beyond the slot therein, a stud carried by saidplate for engagement with said apertured end of the lever, and means forlocking said lever in engagement with said stud.

FRANK B. FARRINGTON.

Witnesses HATTIE FARRINGTON,

LUTHER O. YOUNG.

iopies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. C.

